Professional Career
Gist was drafted 57th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs. After a spending a year with Italian League club Angelico Biella, Gist signed a contract with Lokomotiv-Kuban of Russian League for the 2009–10 season.
Gist played for the Spurs in the 2010 NBA Summer League, but was waived on October 19, 2010.
Then he played for Partizan Belgrade for 2010-11 season where he won League and Cup championships of Serbia and Adriatic League.
In the summer of 2011, he signed a contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker. On July 7, 2012, Fenerbahçe announced that Gist won't play next season with the club.
On August 15, 2012, Gist signed one-year deal (with option on more one after the season) with Spanish club Unicaja Málaga. On September 26, he won the slam dunk contest of the ACB League.
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